A total of 18 local and foreign companies are submitted tender to build smart car parking in Yangon Region, said MP Than Naing Oo of No.1 Pabedan Constituency on March 6. “A total of 60 applicants bought the tender proposal form and 18 of them are selected for the expression of interest. Some proposals are […]

MYEIK, Myanmar, 1 December 2017: Regarded as one of the last island paradises left on Earth, Mergui Archipelago is fast becoming one of the most sought-after new destinations in Asia. Currently lacking any significant tourism infrastructure, the formerly off-limits region in the Andaman Sea only opened to pioneer tourism in 1997 after half a century […]

​​ An international exhibition of Myanmar gems with foreign and domestic companies is being held in Yangon until Monday. Firms from Thailand, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Vietnam, Germany, the United States, Italy, Israel and India are participating. The four-day event also has machines for goldsmiths and quality testing for diamonds and gems. A spokesperson for […]

Bangkok, 18 May, 2015 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, Myanmar together with Bangkok Airways have announced the launch of the Mega Joint Familiarisation Trip between Thailand and Myanmar” project with an objective of promoting tourism products and services in Thailand and Myanmar to long-haul European and […]

Israeli Ambassador to Myanmar Hagay M Behar and DICA director general Aung Naing sign a reciprocal promotion and protection of investments agreement between at the DICA office in Yangon yesterday. Myanmar and Israel sign an agreement to cement bilateral trade Minister for National Planning and Economic Development Kan Zaw and other ministry officials joined DICA […]

The Visa on Arrival (VOA) scheme has been in existence since June 2012. There were some initial hiccups in the system but all the kinks have been ironed out and the system is working smoothly now. The VOA scheme is targetted at business travellers. You should be able to get your business visa within 5 […]

Since the recent opening up of the country, Myanmar has been receiving tremendous interest from investors, conglomerates and countries around the world who are vying for a piece of the last frontier in Asia. The US and EU governments have been making attempts aggressively to normalize their relations with the former pariah nation by lifting […]